Has anyone ever experienced this?

I started doing this during 2020, where when I was start falling asleep, I’d realize I’m falling asleep and that would wake me up again and I would do this pretty much all night so it would keep me up until morning. It recently came back and worse now cuz it’s been lasting two weeks. How do I stop myself from realizing? It seems like it’s impossible cuz now it feels like I’m going to war everytime I try to sleep and it driving me nuts. Does anyone as experience this?

Swissguy73

Date posted: 2y ago

Yes, this has happens to me sometimes. You’re not alone. I am just starting out with ERP, so I haven’t worked on it with my therapist, but what helps is for me to have a good sleep routine and then think of something relaxing. Sometimes I pray too. The key for me is to let my body relax and then let it do the rest. But it’s easier said then done.

Dee C

Date posted: 2y ago

I go through the same especially during times of stress. When it happens I will say something like, ocd I hear you but I’m tired and need my rest. We’ll catch up later then I’ll put on some mindfulness music on YouTube and hopefully drift off to sleep. And if I wake again, I’ll do the same thing. In other words I don’t give my brain any reason to keep sending thoughts that the lack of sleep will worry me. Hope this helps you.

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Date posted: 18w ago

False Memory Crisis

I went to bed one night in November, and I can't quite say what happened, but I believed that I had a "memory" from childhood. I won't discuss what, but I had "remembered" doing something sickeningly awful. This thing came to me almost as clear as a real memory. I remember thinking something along the lines of 'How could I forget doing something like that?' followed by a feeling of complete horror and terror. I have moments of "clarity" where I can't believe that I'm questioning doing this thing, and it appears obvious that it's false. But now, I'm more than often believing that I did. I am spending 24/7 fighting my head, and it's taking me to dark places. I know this is the worst thing to do, but you don't understand, if this is real then I am a monster and I can't just adopt the 'maybe I did, maybe I didn't approach'. I just can't. I have to know. I'm so scared. My entire life is on the line. I don't have anyone to talk to about this. Literally no one. I feel like I'm insane, like I'm a monster, like I'm hiding my true identity from everyone I love. Does this sound like False Memory? Or am I in denial, trying to convince myself this didn't happen? Why does it feel so real? And why do I have moments of clarity? I also had my first nightmare about it last night. Please someone help me.

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 13w ago

I don’t know what this is. Help please?

Two things are happening: I get thoughts that just keep looping. They almost feel like song stuck in my head. Also, I’ll imagine something and I feel my stomach drop. Then as the seconds go by I keep getting fragments of the this thought but with different details. For example, it’s kinda like how a “vision” is portrayed. I’ll get a glimpse of the thought and then it’ll rapidly expand into something worse every few seconds. I don’t know if I’m causing this or if it’s just an automatic thing like any other intrusive thought. It feels unavoidable, idk if this is a compulsion or if it’s just another manifestation of an intrusive thought. Apart from that remembering an intrusive thought triggers the full thought again and then it just keeps looping or expanding. I don’t know how to stop any of this. Help?

FroggyBerry177

Date posted: 10w ago

New obsession

I’ve noticed this new obsession with having to pee right before bed, like even if I have to pee a little I can’t fall asleep until my bladder is completely empty. Anyone else have a problem like this or knows how to cope?

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